Rushing, a 1976 graduate of Union
University, is coming off his best season ever at Union with a 42-15
record. He enters his thirteenth season as head coach of the Bulldogs.
Last season saw Rushing lead the Bulldogs to a regular season
TranSouth Conference Championship along with a trip to the Region XI
Tournament hosted at Union's new facility. Rushing's Bulldogs
finished the 2000 season ranked #8 in the NAIA poll. With his
second 40 win season in three years, Rushing hopes the
success will continue into the 2001 season. The Bulldogs hope to once
again participate in the regional tournament and aspire to qualify for
the NAIA World Series, the national tournament event which is
qualifies the fewest participants in the NAIA.

Rushing began his coaching career at
South Side High School in Jackson. There he won a pair of district
championships and compiled a 59-34 record. Rushing then turned his
attention to the collegiate level by serving as head coach for four
years at Lambuth College. While at Lambuth, Rushing was named the 1987
TCAC Coach of the Year while leading the Eagles to a school record 27
victories and a first ever playoff appearance.

As a player at Union, Rushing was named
the Most Valuable Player in 1976 while batting .378 and earned his
third Outstanding Defensive Player award. During his playing career at
Union, Rushing played all nine positions, but found his talents best
suited the catching spot. Rushing served as Union's team captain for
two seasons before heading to Memphis State University where he
received a master's degree in 1980.

Rushing has compiled a 15-year coaching
record of 491 wins and 348 losses (59%) earning his 400th career win
against Lipscomb University on April 10, 1998. His 12-year Union
record is 407-250 (62%). Rushing has been named TCAC Coach of the Year
(1995), NCCAA MidEast Region Coach of the Year, has led the Bulldogs
to four conference tournaments, one conference co-championship, five
district tournaments, and two regional tournaments. He has served as
Chairman of the Conference Baseball Committee for eight years.

He is married to the former Susan Clark
and has three children, Amy, Jennifer, and Kelly.

Assistant Coach
Brent Fronabarger

Brent Fronabarger is now in his fourth
season as assistant coach for the Bulldogs. Fronabarger
spent the 1996 season at Huntingdon High School where he helped
coach the Mustangs in both football and baseball.
Fronabarger, a 1996 graduate of Union University, plans to share
his experiences as a collegiate pitcher to help the Bulldogs
pitching staff maintain their exceptional national reputation
again in 2000.

Fronabarger, the 1995 Tennessee Collegiate
Athletic Conference Player of the Year, holds the school records
for Most Victories in a Season (13), Most Victories in a Career
(33), Most Strikeouts in a Career (306), and Most Innings in a
Season (117.2). In 1995, Fronabarger led the team with the
lowest earned run average (1.97) and had a incredible 11-2 record.

Brent received a Bachelor of Science in
physical education and health from Union in 1995 and received a
Master of Education degree from Union in 1998. He is married
to the former Sandy Cothran.

Graduate Assistant Coach
Danny Giles

Danny Giles begins his first season as
graduate assistant for the Bulldogs after spending the
last two
years as the starting second basemen for the Bulldogs.
During his two seasons with Union, Giles hit .292 with 30 doubles,
11 homeruns, and 106 RBI's. He wasselected second team
All-Conference in 2000.

Giles played his high school baseball at
North Side High School as well as basketball and track. He
was named Player of the Year at North Side during his junior and
senior seasons. Giles was drafted by the Colorado Rockies in
the 30th round on the 1996 Amateur Baseball draft. Danny
attended the University of Arkansas where in 1997, he started 31
games as their shortstop. After his sophomore season, he
transferred to Union to finish out his college
career.